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  • Wild Irish Moon by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Moon by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    NY Times & USA Today bestselling author, Tricia O'Malley, takes you back to the rocky shores of Ireland in this enchanting addition to the bestselling Mystic Cove series.
  • Liam by Nyssa Kathryn

    Liam by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    She’s looking for a fresh start…she finds him. Nylah Walker knows what it’s like to be protected. You don’t grow up with five brothers without having someone close by, watching your back at all times. She craves independence, and Cradle Mountain is her fresh start. Her new beginning...
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  • The Darkest Sampler by Gena Showalter

    The Darkest Sampler by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FREE DIGITAL SAMPLER FEATURING EXTENDED EXCERPTS FROM BESTSELLING SENSATION GENA SHOWALTER'S ENTHRALLING LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD SERIES. Welcome to a dark and sensual world, where the line between good and evil blurs and true love is put to the ultimate test...
  • Charlie by Janice Whiteaker

    Charlie by Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Charlie is overwhelmed. Shadow Pine is changing so fast it takes everything she has just to keep up. Every minute of the day now goes to stocking shelves. Counting inventory. Filling out freaking spreadsheets. It’s miserable. And it’s all because of one man. Adam Bollingsworth. If the newscaster hadn’t insisted on writing that story, then everything would still be like it was...
  • A Good Chance by Tricia O'Malley

    A Good Chance by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Will she be swept away? If someone had told Avery that she’d be flying to a tiny island in the Caribbean to film a reality show masquerading as her identical twin sister, she would have thought they were crazy. And yet, she finds herself in a tin can of an airplane, about to land on Siren Island where a film crew waits to document her every move for a new reality love show – Swept Away...
  • The Elemental Mysteries: Complete Series by Elizabeth Hunter

    The Elemental Mysteries: Complete Series by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    For the first time ever, get all of the best-selling Elemental Mysteries in one limited edition bundle. All four books, along with a brand new novella and other bonus content. Welcome to the ELEMENTAL MYSTERIES , where history, romance, and the paranormal collide, and where no secret stays hidden forever...
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    m-f  contemporary  fantasy  paranormal
  • Good Moon Rising by Tricia O'Malley

    Good Moon Rising by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Even mermaids fall sometimes…The ladies of The Laughing Mermaid guesthouse are renowned for both their beauty and their enchanting ways. Jolie, one of the owners, has only dated casually for years, as she is searching for the one man who has been foretold to be her future. When he arrives, Jolie is shocked to find him impervious to her charms...
  • Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts

    Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Seth Quinn is finally home. It's been a long journey. After a harrowing boyhood with his drug-addicted mother, Seth had been taken in by the Quinn family, growing up with three older brothers who'd watched over him with love...
  • Something about Tomorrow by Nora Roberts

    Something about Tomorrow by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    For the MacKade brothers, new beginnings are nothing without a happily-ever-after. The Heart of Devin MacKade. Sheriff Devin MacKade has always known his destiny was to serve and protect the small town of Antietam, Maryland. And for a long while he thought that future would include Cassie Connor—the woman he’s known, and loved, forever...
  • Shielding Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Shielding Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The next book from the World of Iniquus! How is he supposed to shield her from danger when she keeps running right toward it? Dr. Petra Armstrong has made the most of her neurodivergent gifts. She’s at the top of her game as a leading FBI brain security researcher. But it isn’t work that brings a handsome ex-Green Beret into her life. That honor belongs to an ill-fated trip to St...
  • The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure by Meljean Brook

    The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook. The Kraken King, Part VIII. The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure. Arriving in Krakentown with their enemies in hot pursuit, Zenobia doesn’t know how they can even hope to win...
  • Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes

    Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Elinor Back in high school, Blake Waldgrave was my nemesis. Now he’s back in my life. Hotter than ever, and… interested in me? ?? I had a rocky past—dumped in a cardboard box by my family, and so broken I’d never be able to shift. But I’ve got my sh*t together now. I’m no longer the strange little bird that nobody wanted...
  • Her Destiny by Fiona Davenport

    Her Destiny by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Peppa Leander was rising star in the Chicago restaurant scene, but she was tired of kitchen politics. And working with too many humans. The offer to become the head chef for a new restaurant in Timber Ridge came at the perfect time. Cason Kemp assumed he’d remain mateless for the rest of his life...
  • Pinch of Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Pinch of Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can this stoic Dire Wolf admit the sassy feline is his fated mate and stake his claim? Ariella Golden needs to persuade sexy Dire Wolf Beta, and the amazingly talented chef at Serious Moonlight, Brock Laurent, to use her Pride’s corporation, Eat Well Live Proud, for all the roadhouse’s needs in order to win the coveted quarterly prize at her company...
  • Single Dad in a Kilt by Kait Nolan

    Single Dad in a Kilt by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say timing is everything, and for single dad Hamish Colquhoun, the timing couldn't be worse. With a new law practice to establish, a centuries-old farmhouse to restore, and the challenges of raising a tween daughter, romance is the last thing on his mind...
  • The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts

    The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 31 ratings
    Special gifts. .. .. for three magical cousins. New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers a special trade-size collection featuring three of her most beloved stories from the Donovan family series. Three Donovan cousins must learn to accept their mystic legacies while falling under the spell of love.
  • The Kraken King and the Empress's Eyes by Meljean Brook

    The Kraken King and the Empress's Eyes by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook. The Kraken King, Part VII. The Kraken King and the Empress’s Eyes. In the imperial city, nothing escapes the attention of the empress’s spies...
  • Blood Ransom by Sophie McKenzie

    Blood Ransom by Sophie McKenzie

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    CLONES RACHEL AND THEO NOW LIVE THOUSANDS OF MILES APART. THEY KEEP IN TOUCH, BUT THINGS JUST AREN T THE SAME. WHEN RACHEL DISCOVERS THAT EVIL SCIENTIST ELIJAH IS STILL WORKING IN SECRET FOR A SECTION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ABOUT TO MURDER DANIEL, SHE SETS OUT TO RESCUE THE LITTLE BOY, BUT HER PLANS BACKFIRE WITH DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES...
  • Encala by T.M. Nielsen

    Encala by T.M. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Encala, Book 3 in the Heku Series, finds Emily and Chevalier settled into the palace and life as one of the ruling heads of the Equites begins. The Equites elect Damon onto the Equites Council and he immediately finds himself at odds with Emily. Her independence and head-strong personality harshly conflict with his strict nature as one of the ‘old ones’...
  • THE HEALER by Sharon Sala

    THE HEALER by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    It is a gift that may cost him everything. All his life, Jonah Gray Wolf has had an uncanny connection to animals, and the power to heal the sick and wounded. Driven from the only home he’s ever known by those who wish to harness his gift for profit, he becomes a drifter; working in out-of-the-way towns, never staying anywhere too long...
  • Lighthouse Way - Special Edition: A Huckleberry Bay Novel by Kristen Proby

    Lighthouse Way - Special Edition: A Huckleberry Bay Novel by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Luna Winchester’s life is firmly entrenched in the coastal town of Huckleberry Bay, Oregon. A fourth-generation lightkeeper, Luna is carrying on the Winchester tradition by tending to the lighthouse. Plus, she’s decided to renovate a long-abandoned building on the property and make it a B&B, Luna’s Light. Surrounded by family and her two childhood best friends, her life is full...
  • One More Wish by Lindsey Lanza

    One More Wish by Lindsey Lanza

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Always be careful what you wish for. Maya Bloom has a secret. For as long as she can remember, all her wishes have come true. One quick plea to the universe, and whatever she wants is hers. The they always backfire. Which is why Maya is done wishing. Well, until her wedding day when she’s in desperate need of the truth...
  • Shiver Me Timbers by Cassie Mint

    Shiver Me Timbers by Cassie Mint

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    My crush is so obvious, even the ghosts ship us together. But he’s off limits… and my dad’s best friend. Oh, my dad passed away years ago, but do you think that makes Duncan Matlock any less loyal to his memory? No, sir. It does not. Duncan will keep a respectful distance from me until his last breath, I’m sure of it. Never mind the monster crush I’m carrying for him...
  • Broken Bonds by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Broken Bonds by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    For years, Jackson Murphy and Jonas Brooks have been dancing around each other in a waltz of uncertainty and longing. One unexpected kiss meant to comfort rattles the two alphas, but neither is willing to make the first move. Now, their meddling packs are conniving to force the two alphas to see what they truly share — a bond of love...
  • Valle by T.M. Nielsen

    Valle by T.M. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The ominous Valle Faction vows to gain possession of what the Equites has hidden in the well protected Island Coven. Just as Emily thinks she’s found peace in the volatile world of the heku, she’s brutally ripped from the protective walls of Chevalier’s coven and thrown into the harsh reality of a Valle prison...
  • Ink Ever After by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Ink Ever After by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Montgomery Ink and Talon Pack series comes an anthology filled with eleven bonus After-the-HEA novellas and short stories in most of her series. Their Wicked Future (A Redwood Pack and Talon Pack Novella). Quinn and Gina almost sacrificed everything to save their Pack and their mating...
  • Touching Eternity by Airicka Phoenix

    Touching Eternity by Airicka Phoenix

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Before Fallon was created to destroy. Before love became the ultimate weapon of destruction. There was Amalie and the horror that started a revolution that tore the fabric of humanity, of everything standing in the balance between power, hope and survival. Amalie has one wish, one gnawing desire — she wants to die. She wants to leave this world behind with its pain and darkness...
  • CHECK by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    CHECK by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times bestseller, Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, comes CHECK, book #3 of the Romantic Suspense series, Mr. Rook’s Island. (Approx. 225 pages). SHE’S ONLY GOT DAYS TO LIVE. HE’S GOT HOURS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING THE WOMAN YOU LOVE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR MORE TIME? Mr. Rook, eccentric billionaire and owner of the most exclusive island resort in the world, has a secret...
  • High Intensity by Dara Joy

    High Intensity by Dara Joy

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    WHAT IS HIGH INTENSITY? Silken Caresses. Steak bomb sandwiches. A hot press of lips. A haunted chef. Seductive touches in the dark. Spirits who gobble the haute cuisine. A master strategist. A miscreant ghost. And a very, very fat cat...
  • Orchid by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz

    Orchid by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 39 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author JAYNE CASTLE. The wildly popular alter ego of bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz creates "delectably entertaining paranormal romantic suspense" (Booklist) in the "unique, synergistic world of St. Helens (Library Journal), the not-so-distant space colony where hearts and minds are gloriously in sync! A top psychic for exclusive Psynergy Inc...
  • Butterfly Lane by T.L. Haddix

    Butterfly Lane by T.L. Haddix

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Genre: Romance with paranormal elements. Book Two in the Firefly Hollow Series. When Zanny Franks Campbell walks in on her husband kissing another woman, she’s devastated but not surprised. She’s known something was wrong for a while but hasn’t had the courage to find out what...
  • Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    His Fate is finally in front of him…and he’s never letting go. Morgan and Magnus Grimm return from their search for Skuld, Norn of the Future, only to find that she’s been living under their noses this whole time...
  • No Going Back: Soft Focus / After Dark by Jayne Ann Krentz, Jayne Castle

    No Going Back: Soft Focus / After Dark by Jayne Ann Krentz, Jayne Castle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Two exciting novels by one talented New York Times bestselling author, together for the first time in a single volume. SOFT FOCUS. Executive Elizabeth Cabot knows when to cut her losses--and she runs her personal life the same way. So when she learns that Jack Fairfax has deceived her, she's determined to end their romantic relationship...
  • Eternal Flame Bundle by Cynthia Eden

    Eternal Flame Bundle by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Librarian's note: this bundle is not in chronological order. To avoid spoilers, the bundle should be read in this order: second book, third book, first book. Eternal Flame. Cynthia Eden invites you into the world of the Others--supernatural creatures who are sexy, powerful, and more than human in every way. .. No one that deadly should look that good...
  • Bayou Heat Collection One by Laura Wright, Alexandra Ivy

    Bayou Heat Collection One by Laura Wright, Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    6 Gorgeous Puma Shifters, 6 Sexy Stories. .. The Bayou Heat Collection One includes the following six bestselling paranormal romance titles by Alexandra Ivy and Laura Wright:. RAPHAEL/PARISH. BAYON/JEAN-BAPTISTE. TALON/XAVIER. Author Note: Each title can be purchased individually or as a box set. 120,000 words. A USA Today Bestseller! New Year. New World. New Species...
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    m-f  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy  length-long
  • The Mage by Jean Johnson

    The Mage by Jean Johnson

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    This is the final book in the acclaimed series of "cursed brothers, fated mates, prophecies. .. destiny and magic. "(Robin D. Owens). New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz hails Jean Johnson's writing as "fabulously fresh, thoroughly romantic, and wildly entertaining. " Now, Johnson returns for the final book in the series of eight brothers destined to fulfill a strange prophecy...
  • Quenched by Z.L. Arkadie

    Quenched by Z.L. Arkadie

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A sense of duty takes Clarity back to the script where she learns there's a new breed of vampires in the world, stemming from Lario Exgesis, once friend now foe. These second-generation vampires are able to hunt and feed off the first- generation vampires. Clarity also sees that Lario is looking for the power of the sun, a power gifted to the seven daughters of the House of Benel...
  • Fated To Be King by Skye Alder

    Fated To Be King by Skye Alder

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was supposed to be a vacation. I’ve always wanted to go to Scotland and when I win my dream vacation, I have nothing but high hopes for the trip. Then I get turned around and when I stop to ask for directions, I’m led to this castle and entered into some kind of Queen ceremony. I’m trying to stay positive. I’ll just explain that I would make a terrible Queen and get back to my vacation...
  • Heart of Darkness by Felicity Heaton

    Heart of Darkness by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A vampire prince on a four hundred year old mission to avenge his murdered sister. .. Aleksandr Nemov won't stop until the last of the vampire hunter's progeny is wiped from the Earth. Each kill has stolen a piece of his humanity, pushing him towards the black abyss all vampires hold within their hearts...
  • Vampire, Vampire by Heather Killough-Walden

    Vampire, Vampire by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With her latest sizzling release, Vampire, Vampire, New York Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal romance author Heather Killough-Walden shares two scorchingly hot, sweet and savage stand-alone vampire romance novellas. (Total word count approx. 70,000 words). In the completely reconstructed Thorn and Grace, an old tale of historical romance is given a very dark make-over...
  • The Very First Night by Nicole Ryan

    The Very First Night by Nicole Ryan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Have you ever looked back on a choice or a relationship and thought to yourself “if only I could go back, I’d do it all differently”? To Kat Marritt's amazement, she does exactly that. .. and it actually works...
  • Nauti Siren by Lora Leigh, Manxie Hardy

    Nauti Siren by Lora Leigh, Manxie Hardy

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Lora Leigh, the New York Times best-selling author of Nauti Intentions and Nauti Dreams revisits that sultry and ¿sinfully good¿ (Joyfully Reviewed) Southern landscape with a story of a young woman whose desire for a Boston attorney draws them both into a dangerous undercover investigation, and an adversary as lethal as he is relentless. ©2013 Lora Leigh ; (P)2013 Penguin Audio...
  • Be Light by Liz Schulte

    Be Light by Liz Schulte

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are no holidays in the Abyss. Despite her friends’ less than enthusiastic reception, Olivia is determined to have a wonderful Christmas—and if she has anything to say about it, Holden will too. A brilliant idea for the perfect present to remind him of what is important at this time of year opens up more than she bargained for...
  • Descent of Blood by Elizabeth Marx

    Descent of Blood by Elizabeth Marx

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When times are darkest, some vampires desire more than blood …. England, 1465. Mortal men clash in the War of the Roses for the English crown, while vampire warriors’ move undetected among their ranks, savoring the flow of blood that battlefields provide. Vampire prince, Severian Pearce, fears the revelation of the immortal clans to humankind should King Henry fall from power...
  • Daemon's Angel by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Daemon's Angel by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sent into the body of a beautiful woman by an evil sorceress, Arina, an angel, finds temptation in the arms of Daemon, a man who is plagued by strange dreams that cause everyone to call him ""the devil's son. "".
  • The Riveauxs: Wolves of the Rising Sun Volume 1 by Kenzie Cox

    The Riveauxs: Wolves of the Rising Sun Volume 1 by Kenzie Cox

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meet the Riveauxs in the first volume of Wolves of the Rising Sun:. Jace. Aiden. Luc. Jace: In the wilds of the bayou…. Jace Riveaux has wanted her since the first moment she stepped into his bayou bar three years ago. And now she’s back, unattached, and ready for the taking. One afternoon together, and he knows she’s the one...
  • Shadowed Legacy by Lora Leigh

    Shadowed Legacy by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Book 2 in the Legacies series. The price Fates and Destiny demanded has been paid. The blood spilled in a time long forgotten by all but a few. Devlin, after a lifetime lost amid the shadows of his own mind, is tormented by confusing dreams of the woman he knew as wife. The face is the same, but this woman could never have been the harsh, deceitful witch he knew as Antea...
  • Feudlings in Sight by Wendy Knight

    Feudlings in Sight by Wendy Knight

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Boys of war suck at romance. Charity Delyle has lived in the shadow of her Prodigy cousin and his powerful Guard since the day she was born. And she doesn’t mind—really. Except that being in Hunter’s shadow means that he can’t see her. And she’d like that to change. Hunter has one purpose in life: Protect the Prodigy, or die trying...
  • Fated to Her Vampire by Calle J. Brookes, C.J. Brookes

    Fated to Her Vampire by Calle J. Brookes, C.J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ★ ★ ★ FIGHT OR FLIGHT? ★ ★ ★. She chooses flight. But it doesn’t matter. He isn’t human. He catches her in an instant. .. The vampire who’d come to kill Mickey Taniss for her grandfather’s crimes is tough, hard, beautiful and dangerous. She has no hope of escaping him in a physical confrontation. So she'll just have to outwit him. But that's hard to do with a vampire who claims he sees the future...
  • Hunger by Stasia Black

    Hunger by Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the gorgeous fallen angel best friend you pushed away ten years ago…You haven’t seen him for ten years—the fallen angel of your dreams and your once best friend—until your vampire grandfather traps him into an arranged marriage with you. Now it’s your wedding day, and the officiant “You may now kiss the bride. ”. You finally dare look up into the eyes of your… husband...
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